Oct
2009
Articles from 27th Oct 2009
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John Barnes bankruptcy order is rescinded
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
FORMER Liverpool and England star John Barnes has had a bankruptcy order against him rescinded. Read
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Elton John cancels concert date as Liverpool Echo Arena gig nears
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
SIR Elton John has had to postpone a third UK show on his Red Piano tour as he battles with illness. Read
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Birkenhead MP Frank Field: I would welcome challengers
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
BIRKENHEAD MP Frank Field has said he would welcome an open primary to choose who would stand in his constituency for the Labour Party at the next General Election. Read
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Slump in planning applications leads to Liverpool council job cuts
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
CITY planning officers have become the latest victims of the credit crunch. Read
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Anfield woman choked to death during raid on her home, court told
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A BURGLAR who allegedly choked a woman with learning difficulties to death boasted he “chickened” her, a court heard. Read
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Court battle looms to save “Dome of Home” in New Brighton
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A HIGH Court battle is on the horizon for campaigners aiming to have a landmark church in Wirral re-opened. Read
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Tate Liverpool and Lady Lever Art Gallery lined up to assist Prenton High School for Girls
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO giants of the art world could help run a Wirral school under ambitious plans. Read
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Man breached sex order the day after it was imposed, court told
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A SEX offender breached a court order banning him from contacting young people the day after it was imposed, a court heard. Read
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House of Commons report in to Nimrod spy plane disaster which claimed life of Merseyside man Steven Swarbrick
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A WOMAN whose son died in a spy plane disaster which claimed the lives of three Merseyside men will be in London tomorrow when the Nimrod Review is presented to Parliament. Read
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Labour closes poll gap on Tories
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
LABOUR slightly closed its popularity deficit with the Tories, but remained 13 points behind in the latest opinion poll. Read
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Gurkha heroes take pension equality battle into court
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A HIGH Court battle is being waged today over thousands of Gurkhas’ pension payments. Read
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UK falling behind in carbon emissions
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
THE UK is falling behind other countries in the drive to develop technology which can capture and permanently store carbon emissions from power stations, a report by leading engineers has warned. Read
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Pall Mall office skyscraper set to be approved
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
CITY leaders are set to approve an application that could strengthen Liverpool’s case for around 5,000 government jobs. Read
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Childhood friends catch up on old times in Netherton nursing home after spending 60 years apart
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO old friends were reunited after more than 60 years, when they realised they were both residents at the same Merseyside nursing home. Read
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Flickr pictures capture different view of life
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Lord Mayor of Liverpool attends scores of civic functions each week. Read
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Hidden Honcho helps to build on creative successes in Sefton
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Hidden Honchos scheme which paired entrepreneurs with social enterprises is helping to lay firm foundations for a £1.5m creative hub scheme in Sefton. Read
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Murdered Michael Causer’s mother to go into schools to halt hate crime
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
THE mother of openly gay murder victim Michael Causer, who died in August last year, has expressed her fury at what she brands a “despicable attack”. Read
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Liverpool’s gay community calls for action after attack on James Parkes
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
Liverpool’s gay community has called for more to be done after a gang attacked a police officer.Samantha Parker reports Read
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Homotopia not Homophobia festival to bring social justice issues in Liverpool under the spot light
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
GAY arts festival Homotopia is putting the issues of hate crime and homophobia on the agenda of this year’s event. Read
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Men wanted for Strictly Adelphi tea dances
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
VISITORS to the Adelphi are putting on the glitz at the historic hotel’s new fortnightly tea dances. Read
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Criminals ‘offend under supervision’ on Merseyside
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO violent or sex criminals were charged with murder, rape or another further serious offence while under supervision in Merseyside last year, it has been revealed. Read
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Married life in Liverpool comes under the spotlight in revealing survey
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than a third of married people surveyed in Liverpool wish they were with someone else, according to new research from legal website lawoptions.co.uk Read
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Legal aid reforms could place vulnerable at risk
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
ONE of Liverpool’s top family law teams has spoken out at reforms to legal aid that they say will badly affect the running of family courts. Read
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Lord Falconer to speak at Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation fundraiser
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
FORMER Lord Chancellor, Lord Charles Falconer, is to be the guest speaker at a fund raising event in Liverpool this week. Read
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Will fundraiser
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL law firms are inviting people to make a will for no fee, in return for a donation of £50 or more to Hoylake Cottage. Read
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Merseyside children expose families’ wasteful behaviour
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO Merseyside youngsters have turned detective to monitor their families’ wasteful behaviour. Read
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Axed Knowsley street wardens go to tribunal
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A SENIOR councillor told two street wardens their service would be axed if they took industrial action, a tribunal heard. Read
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Neil Large is new Liverpool Heart and Chest hospital chairman
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL hospital has appointed a new chairman. Read
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Royal Air Force Association club hit by armed robbery
Oct 27 2009 | Liverpool News
ARMED raiders carrying a sawn-off shotgun and knives carried out a terrifying attack on staff at a popular Royal Air Force Association club. Read
